Water supply for the city of Neuchâtel silver

Luogo Switzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Anno 1867
Tipo Commemorative medal
Composizione Silver
Peso 48.94 g
Diametro
Spessore
Forma Round
Tecnica Milled
Orientamento
Bordo
Periodo
Nota
Riferimento/i SMP#1517 , BDM III#292 , Storer MiN#8301
Descrizione del dritto Female allegory draped in antique style holding a laurel branch in her right hand and a shield bearing the coat of arms of Neuchâtel in her left hand. Fountain on the left. Neuchâtel Castle in the background.
Scrittura del dritto Latin
Legenda del dritto AQUARUM BENEFICIO URBES CRESCUNT F. Landry
(Translation: Thanks to the benefits of water, cities are growing.)
Descrizione del rovescio Inscriptions in seven lines.
Scrittura del rovescio Latin
Legenda del rovescio POPULI SUFFRAGIO MDCCCLXIV DECRETUM OPUS AQUAM URBI SINGULISQUE DOMINUS MDCCCLXVII DISTRIBUIT
(Translation: By popular vote in 1864, a work was decreed, and the master distributed water to the town and to everyone in 1867.)
Tiratura
ID Numisquare 4850850030
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